Abkhaz

Ab·khaz

(ăb-kăz′, äb-käz′) also Ab·kha·zian (ăb-kā′zhən, -zē-ən, -kä′-, äb-)n. pl. Abkhaz or Ab·khaz·es also Ab·kha·zians 1. a. A native or inhabitant of Abkhazia.b. A member of the predominant, traditionally Muslim or Orthodox Christian ethnic group of Abkhazia.2. The Northwest Caucasian language of Abkhazia, also spoken in Georgia and Turkey.

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Ab·kha′zian adj.

Abkhaz

(æbˈkɑːz) npl -khaz1. (Peoples) Also called: Abkhazi or Abkhazian a member of a Georgian people living east of the Black Sea2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the North-West Caucasian family

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Noun	1.	Abkhaz - a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black SeaAbkhas, Abkhasian, AbkhazianAbkhazia, Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instabilityCircassian - a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia
	2.	Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instabilityAbkhaziaAbkhas, Abkhaz - Circassian people living east of the Black SeaSakartvelo, Georgia - a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991Abkhas, Abkhasian, Abkhaz, Abkhazian - a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea
	3.	Abkhaz - Circassian people living east of the Black SeaAbkhasAbkhazia, Abkhaz - an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
Adj.	1.	Abkhaz - of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their languageAbkhazian

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